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The moon's period of revolution is 27 1/3 days, and its period of rotation is _____.
precession
bound orbits
27 1/3 days
solar eclipse
spring tide
Kepler
Earth's tilted axis
movement away or towards Earth
Earth's axis slowly but continuously points in different directions, a movement known as _________.
precession
bound orbits
27 1/3 days
solar eclipse
spring tide
Kepler
Earth's tilted axis
movement away or towards Earth
Using Tycho Brahe's data, which scientist proposed three laws of planetary motion?
precession
bound orbits
27 1/3 days
solar eclipse
spring tide
Kepler
Earth's tilted axis
movement away or towards Earth
Using the Doppler effect, astronomers can determine a star's _______.
precession
bound orbits
27 1/3 days
solar eclipse
spring tide
Kepler
Earth's tilted axis
movement away or towards Earth
Bodies which are gravitationally bound to one of the planets in a planetary system, either natural or artificial satellites, follow orbits about a barycenter near or within that planet are called _____.
precession
bound orbits
27 1/3 days
solar eclipse
spring tide
Kepler
Earth's tilted axis
movement away or towards Earth
Seasons are caused by ______.
precession
bound orbits
27 1/3 days
solar eclipse
spring tide
Kepler
Earth's tilted axis
movement away or towards Earth
When is the daily tidal range greatest?
precession
bound orbits
27 1/3 days
solar eclipse
spring tide
Kepler
Earth's tilted axis
movement away or towards Earth
What occurs when the moon casts its shadow on Earth?
precession
bound orbits
27 1/3 days
solar eclipse
spring tide
Kepler
Earth's tilted axis
movement away or towards Earth
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